Sonoma Valley had lost nine straight on the road dating back to last season, but on Tuesday they dropped their record down to 4-14 to make it ten. They fell just short of the Casa Grande Gauchos by a score of 1-0. The Dragons were not able to make up for their loss to the Gauchos from their previous meeting back in April of 2024.
As for Casa Grande, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups. That's provided a nice bump to their 13-3 record this season. The wins came thanks in part to their pitching effort, having only surrendered 1.5 runs on average over those games.
For Casa Grande's part, not much got past Brady Laubscher, who gave up just three hits and racked up ten Ks to keep Sonoma Valley off the board. Laubscher has been consistent for a while: he hasn't given up more than one earned run in 11 consecutive appearances.
At the plate, the team relied heavily on Danny Mercado, who got on base in two of his three plate appearances with two stolen bases and one run. That's the most stolen bases he has posted since back in March.
The teams didn't have to wait long for a rematch: Casa Grande beat Sonoma Valley by a score of 3-0 on Thursday.
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